Pushover Hinge Properties Table

Check or modify the hinge properties assigned to the elements in a spreadsheet format table.

From the Main Menu select Design > Pushover Analysis > Pushover Hinge Properties Table.

Hinge Properties Table Type

Show Hinges on Selected Elements: Display the Pushover Hinge Properties Table for the selected elements only.

Show All Hinges: Display the Pushover Hinge Properties Table for all the elements to which hinge properties are assigned.

Pushover Hinge Properties Table color

•  Bilinear or Trilinear hinge type

   

  

   

   

  Element No.: Element number

  Element Type: Element type (Beam, Truss, Wall, General Link) used in pushover analysis

  Prop. Name: Name of hinge property

  Defin.: M-theta: Moment-Rotation, M-phi(L): Moment-Curvature (Lumped), M-phi(D):Moment-Curvature (Distributed)

  DOF: Hinge component assigned to the element

  Loc. / Num.: Location of hinge assigned to the element / The number of integration points in case of the distributed hinge  

  Wall Type: Type of wall element (Membrane, Plate)

  Material Type: Material type (Steel, RC, SRC, Masonry)

  Interaction Type: Interaction type between axial force and moment (None, P-M-M)

  Skeleton Type: Skeleton curve type of pushover hinge (Bilinear, Trilinear)

  Input Method: Input method for hinge properties (Auto-calculation, User-defined)

  Input Type: Input type of hinge properties. P-alpha: Strength-Stiffness reduction ratio, P-Deform: Strength-Yield Strain

  (+, -) Type: Skeleton curve type (Symmetric or Asymmetric)   

  P1(+/-), P2(+/-), P3(+/-): 1st, 2nd & 3rd Yielding strength (+/-)  

  Alpha Input: Input method of stiffness reduction ratio for Bilinear or Trilinear curve type (Pushover Global Control dialog, User-defined value)

  α1(+/-): Stiffness reduction ratio (+/-) at the 1st yielding strength

  α2(+/-): Stiffness reduction ratio (+/-) at the 2nd yielding strength  

  D1(+/-), D2(+/-), D3(+/-): Deformation or strain at the 1st, 2nd & 3rd yielding strengths (+/-)

  Init. Stiff.: Calculation method of initial stiffness

  User Stiff.: User defined initial stiffness

  Init. Gap(+/-): Initial gap in tension and compression in case of Slip Bilinear/Trilinear curve   

   

   

   

   

   

   

•  FEMA hinge type

   

  

   

  Element No.: Element number

  Element Type: Element type (Beam, Truss, Wall, General Link) used in pushover analysis

  Prop. Name: Name of hinge property

  Defin.: M-theta: Moment-Rotation, M-phi(L): Moment-Curvature (Lumped), M-phi(D):Moment-Curvature (Distributed)

  DOF: Hinge component assigned to the element

  Loc. / Num.: Location of hinge assigned to the element / The number of integration points in case of the distributed hinge  

  Wall Type: Type of wall element (Membrane, Plate)

  Material Type: Material type (Steel, RC, SRC, Masonry)

  Interaction Type: Interaction type between axial force and moment (None, P-M-M)

  Skeleton Type: Skeleton curve type of pushover hinge (Bilinear, Trilinear)

  Input Method: Input method for hinge properties (Auto-calculation, User-defined)

  (+, -) Type: Skeleton curve type (Symmetric or Asymmetric)   

  (F / FY)-E, (F / FY)-D, ...(F / FY)E: Ratio of the force to yielding strength at the corresponding point (-E, -D, -C, -B, A, B, C, D, E)

  (D / DY)-E, (D / DY)-D, ...(D / DY)E: Ratio of the deformation to yielding deformation at the corresponding point (-E, -D, -C, -B, A, B, C, D, E)

  FY(+): Positive yield strength

  FY(-): Negative yield strength

  User DY: User defined yield deformation or strain

  DY(+): Positive yield deformation or strain

  DY(-): Negative yield deformation or strain

  IO(+), (-): Ductility corresponding to the performance level of Immediate Occupancy (IO)

  LS(+), (-):Ductility corresponding to the performance level of Life Safety (LS)

  CP(+), (-):Ductility corresponding to the performance level of Collapse Prevention (CP)

  Init. Stiff.: Calculation method of initial stiffness

  User Stiff.: User defined initial stiffness

   

•  EC8:2004 hinge type

   

  

   

  Element No.: Element number

  Element Type: Element type (Beam, Truss, Wall, General Link) used in pushover analysis

  Prop. Name: Name of hinge property

  Defin.: M-theta: Moment-Rotation, M-phi(L): Moment-Curvature (Lumped), M-phi(D):Moment-Curvature (Distributed)

  DOF: Hinge component assigned to the element

  Loc. / Num.: Location of hinge assigned to the element / The number of integration points in case of the distributed hinge  

  Wall Type: Type of wall element (Membrane, Plate)

  Material Type: Material type (Steel, RC, SRC, Masonry)

  Interaction Type: Interaction type between axial force and moment (None, P-M-M)

  Skeleton Type: Skeleton curve type of pushover hinge (Bilinear, Trilinear)

  Input Method: Input method for hinge properties (Auto-calculation, User-defined)

  (+, -) Type: Skeleton curve type (Symmetric or Asymmetric)   

  (F / FY)-E, (F / FY)-D, ...(F / FY)E: Ratio of the force to yielding strength at the corresponding point (-E, -D, -C, -B, A, B, C, D, E)

  (D / DY)-E, (D / DY)-D, ...(D / DY)E: Ratio of the deformation to yielding deformation at the corresponding point (-E, -D, -C, -B, A, B, C, D, E)

  FY(+): Positive yield strength

  FY(-): Negative yield strength

  User DY: User defined yield deformation or strain

  DY(+): Positive yield deformation or strain

  DY(-): Negative yield deformation or strain

  DL(+), (-):Ductility corresponding to the Limit state of Damage Limitation (DL)

  SD(+), (-):Ductility corresponding to the Limit state of Significant Damage (SD)

  NC(+), (-):Ductility corresponding to the Limit state of Near Collapse (NC)

  Init. Stiff.: Calculation method of initial stiffness

  User Stiff.: User defined initial stiffness

   

Note 1 Link to the Pushover Hinge Properties dialog

Note 2 Change the assigned hinge properties